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| angel |
a spiritual being who acts as a servant or messenger of God. Angels are often represented as human figures with wings and a halo. [1/2 definitions] |
| caliph |
in Islam, a spiritual and political leader in some Muslim countries. |
| cloister |
a place such as a monastery or convent where people live quiet, spiritual lives. [1/2 definitions] |
| medicine man |
a person who heals, or is thought to have spiritual powers, among North American Indians and some other peoples. |
| pray |
to address a hope or request to one's god or some other spiritual being. [1/3 definitions] |
| worldly |
of or relating to the material world; not spiritual. [1/2 definitions] |
| yoga |
(often capitalized) a Hindu practice made up of a system of physical and mental exercises that free the self from the body and mind to find spiritual peace. |
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